Occurance and promotion of Self- regulated learning in technology enhanced learning environment Heikki Kontturi Supervisor Prof. Sanna Järvelä

Research context - UBIKO Oulu University Teacher Training School Revising school life Project time 6/ Funded by NBE Research time 8/2012-5/2013

Pretest Data collection Pupils experiences Context/Teacher’s experiences 12/2013 Implementing sessions Structured collaboration in research-teacher team School year /2011 UBIKO -PROJECT RESEARCH Planning and contructing the physical learning environment Theory of Self- regulated Learning Analysis/ reporting Dissemination/ reporting Link to UBIKO-project THIS STUDY

DESING PROCESS in UBIKO m UBIKO 1UBIKO 2UBIKO 3UBIKO 4 MICRO SYCKLES PROBLEM ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT PROCESSS

When qualitative approach? The purpose of the research is to understand the phenomena in its’ authentic context. Phenomena is difficult to ’reach’ by using quantitative methods.

Qualitative research process Recognizing the need for the research Setting research questions Collecting relevant data Interprating the data Forming theoretical framework – Specification of research questions Writing findings and conclusions

Research desing Cycle 2Cycle 4Cycle 3Cycle 1 LEARNING DIARIES LEARNING CONTEXT REPORTS THEMATIC INTERVIEW PUPILS TEACHERS

Aims of the study Aim of the stydy is to increase understanding about 1) The occurrence of self-reguled learning and 2)promotion of self-reguled learning during the UBIKO-project during the school year

Research questions 1.How does SRL accours among 4-5 graders? a.What kind of learning strategies do pupils use during their study? b.What kind of changes appear in the occurance of SrL among strategically high and low pupils? 2.How can pupils SRL be promoted? a.How did learning context supported the occurance of SRL? b.How do teachers conceptualize the promotion of SRL?

Qualitative research process Recognizing the need for the research Setting research questions Collecting relevant data Interprating the data Forming theoretical framework – Specification of research questions Writing findings and conclusions

Target group Pupils (N = 90) Teachers (N = 6) ClassAgeBoysGirlsTotal NAgeExperienceYears in OUTTS Men/Femal e /3

Different methods – Interview – Video data – Diaries – Observation – Questionnaire

DATA COLLECTION Periodic diary Structured diary Periodic diary Periodic report Thematic interview

Diaries – Process data Weekly diary (Google form/paper/Edmodo) 1. List two to three things you learned this week. 2. When could you decide what to study? Or did you always study the same things as everyone else? 3. What kind of things did you WANT to learn this week? 4. Why did you want to learn these things? 5. How did you help yourself learn? Periodic diary (Paper and pen) 1. How do you feel when you understand something new? * Describe in your own words why you think you feel that way. * Give an example. 2. Describe how you work when you learn well the things you must study. * What is going on inside you at that time? * What kind of things are related to understanding something? * How were you working at such a time? * Where and when were you working at such a time? * Why were you working that way? 3. How do you feel when you have difficulties and you don’t understand something? * What could you do at that time? * How could you help yourself? * Give an example. 4. What makes me complete my schoolwork properly? (UBIKO 2, 3 and 4) * Draw a picture of yourself in the middle of the paper and list things that make you complete your schoolwork properly around it.

Data - pupils MSLQ – pretest Diaries

Qualitative research process Recognizing the need for the research Setting research questions Collecting relevant data Interprating the data Forming theoretical framework – Specification of research questions Writing findings and conclusions

RG1 Step 1 – Weekly diaries – Theory quided content specification ->Coding in Nvivo Step 2 MSLQ – Learning profiles – 50 (81) items Learning strategies 9 components (Motivation 8 components) – 10 high – 10 low Possibility to comare with process data Periodic diaries – Content analysis

Weekly diaries Periodic diary QuestionAnalysis 1Awareness/orientation 2Choice 3Interest 4Explanation of interest 5Strategy use QuestionAnalysis 1- 2Strategy use/belief to self 3Strategy use 4Intrinsc/extrinsic motivation Q1Q5…………………..

Pupils’ weekly diaries Content spesification Nvivo 10 Theory driven (deductive) – Pintrich Kvantification PHASE 4 Reaction, reflection PHASE 1 Forethought, planning, activation PHASE 2 Monitoring PHASE 3 Control COGNITION BEHAVIOUR MOTIVATION AND EMOTIONS CONTEXT

SRL Pää- ja alaluokatOman oppimisen ohjaaminen Muiden ohjaama oppiminen Tehtävän suorittaminen Työtavan nimeäminen f = % f = 96 f = 52 f = % 35% Itsesäätöinen oppiminen Kognition säätely kontekstin säätely Käyttäytymisen säätely Motivaation säätely f = 88086% f = 256 f = 34 f = 560 f = 30 f = % 4% 64% 3% f = %

Low High

Data - Teachers Periodic reports UBIKO 1UBIKO 2UBIKO 3UBIKO 4Total class class class class class class Thematic interviews TimeWordsA4 Pages Teacher 10:37: Teacher 21:20: Teacher 30:47: Teacher 41:20: Teacher 50:48: Teacher 60:50: Total:5:45:

RQ 2 a. How did learning context supported the occurance of SRL? Periodic reports – Context analysis Questions to data (Goodyear & Dimitriadis, 2013) 1.What have pupils done? 2.How teacher has promoted SRL 3.What teacher would do differently? -> Description of learning context Goodyear, P., & Dimitriadis, Y. (2013). In medias res: Reframing design for learning. Research in Learning Technology, 21, 1–15. doi: /rlt.v21i

e.g. Interest low High Does context offer any explanation for these differences ?

The main task of the interview is to understand the meaning of what the interviewees say. Interviews are useful for getting the story behind participant’s experiences. In-depth information about the topic. Follow-up/ additional data (e.g. questionnaires)

RQ 2 b. How do teachers conceptualize the promotion of SRL? Thematic interview In the middle of the process Something like Reading, reading. Reading Cleaning the data Meaningful units RephrasingCategorizing? combining of meanings? Network of meanings?

27 Analyzing qualitative data Creswell (1998): not any ’ready made’ procedure, it has to be self construct based on what the others have developed and applied. Analysis – = reading, organizing, understandin… – = reducing – = dialogue with theory, data and one’s own thinking. Aim of the research  analysis method Analysis methods are always resercher’s choises  justify!

Thank you! Heikki Kontturi